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====== PLUGINS 2021  ======

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===== NOTICE =====

DO NOT DELETE THESE MANUALS!!!   Current to 2021
We need these for editing the new manuals and checking!!!

DO NOT EDIT THESE MANUALS ANYMORE!!!

Current Plugin Documentation is now hosted on the plugin's github account and accessed via this link

[[https://opencpn-manuals.github.io/main/opencpn-plugins/0.1/index.html|New Plugin Manuals]]

[[https://opencpn-manuals.github.io/main/manuals/5.3.1/index.html |New Index Page - Plugins & Development]]

Plugin Editors will need to use the [[https://asciidoc.org/|asciidoc]] / [[https://antora.org/|antora]] system and github pull requests to edit Plugin Pages. In the future we will have a guideline page for implementing this system.

The reasons we are converting Plugin Documentation to asciidoc/antora is found here [[https://docs.antora.org/antora/2.3/#manage-docs-as-code|Manage Docs as Code]]



Pavel why delete googleearth when it is labeled old??? Now if you want any material from that, it is gone.
I notice you've made other changes here after this was put on hold. What should be done about those changes?

Plugin Editors will need to use the [[https://asciidoc.org/|asciidoc]] / [[https://antora.org/|antora]] system and github pull requests to edit Plugin Pages. In the future we will have a guideline page for implementing this system.

The reasons we are converting Plugin Documentation to asciidoc/antora is found here [[https://docs.antora.org/antora/2.3/#manage-docs-as-code|Manage Docs as Code]]

The documentation below is OUTDATED!! Eventually these pages will disappear to be replaced by the new system.

===== OUTDATED!! =====

The instructions below are for the older Plugin Package Installer (which still works). This system has been replaced by the Plugin Manager (PIM) which is integrated into OpenCPN. Eventually the Plugin Package Installer system will become obsolete and deprecated.
The reasons we are converting to asciidoc/antora are found [[https://docs.antora.org/antora/2.3/#manage-docs-as-code|Manage Docs as Code]]


==== Please select one of the following Pages: ====

[[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:install_and_enable|Install and Enable Plugins]] General Information about plugins\\
[[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:included_plugins|Included Plugins]] in OpenCPN\\
[[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:plugin_messaging|]] between ODraw , Watchdog and Weather_routing.\\
[[http://www.opencpn.org/OpenCPN/info/downloadplugins.html|Download Page]] for all version 4.2 & 4.4 plugins that are regarded as stable.

**[[:opencpn:developer_manual:plugins:beta_plugins|Developer Beta Plugins]]** Developers need your help testing!

To create an <nowiki> ~~PDFNS>opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins|Offline External Plugins Manual~~ </nowiki> (does not work yet.)

==== Plugin Categories ====

**[[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:included_plugins|]]** \\
[[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:included_plugins:dashboard|]]\\
[[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:included_plugins:wmm|World Magnetic]]\\
[[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:included_plugins:grib_weather|]]\\
[[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:charts:chart_downloader_tab|]]

**[[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:ais_radar|]]** \\
[[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:ais_radar:ais_radar_display|AISradar Display]]\\
[[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:ais_radar:garmin_radar|Garmin Radar Overlay]]\\
[[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:ais_radar:br24_radar|BR24 Radar Overlay]]

  * [[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:ais_radar:br24_radar:faq_radar|]]
  * [[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:ais_radar:br24_radar:traditional_radar|Traditional Plotting Methods]]
  * [[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:ais_radar:br24_radar:debugging|Debugging Radar]]

[[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:ais_radar:rtlsdr_usb|AIS Rtlsdr Usb]]

**[[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:charts|]]** \\ [[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:charts:nv_charts|]] \\
[[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:charts:s63_vector_charts|]] \\
[[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:charts:bsb4_charts|]] \\
[[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:charts:oesenc|oeSENC]] \\
[[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:charts:fugawi|Fugawi (deprecated)]] \\
[[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:charts:vfkaps|VfKaps - VentureFather]] \\
[[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:charts:rotationctrl|RotationCtrl]] \\
[[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:charts:chartscale|Chartscale]] \\
[[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:charts:objsearch|]] \\
[[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:charts:projections|]]

**[[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:logs|]]** \\ [[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:logs:dash-t|]] \\
[[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:logs:logbook|]] \\
[[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:logs:find-it|]] \\
[[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:logs:vdr|]] \\
[[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:logs:nmea_converter|NMEA Converter]] \\
[[:opencpn:developer_manual:plugins:beta_plugins:obabel|oBabel (Beta)]]

**[[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:navigation|]]** \\ [[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:navigation:squiddio|Squiddio]] \\
[[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:navigation:celestial_navigation|]] \\
[[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:navigation:route_great_circle|Route Great Circle]] \\
[[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:navigation:dead_reckoning|DR Dead Reckoning]] \\
[[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:navigation:otcurrent|]] \\
[[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:navigation:ge2kap|GE2KAP Companion Software]] \\
[[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:included_plugins:wmm|WMM (Included)]] \\
[[:opencpn:developer_manual:plugins:beta_plugins:otides|TideFinder (Beta)]]

**[[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:safety|]]** \\ [[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:safety:odraw1.6_pi|]] \\
[[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:safety:odraw1.4_pi|]] \\
[[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:safety:watchdog|]] \\
[[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:safety:sar|]]

**[[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:sailing|]]** \\ [[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:sailing:tactics|]] \\
[[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:sailing:sweep_plot|Sweep Plot]] \\
[[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:sailing:polar|]] \\
[[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:sailing:windvane|]]

**[[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:weather|]]** \\ [[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:weather:weatherfax|]] \\
[[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:weather:iacfleet|]] \\
[[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:weather:climatology|]] \\
[[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:weather:weather_routing|Weather Routing]]

**[[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:other|Utility]]** \\ [[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:other:statusbar|Statusbar]] \\
[[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:other:calculator|]] \\
[[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:other:launcher|]] \\
[[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:other:debugger|]] \\
[[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:other:pypilot|]] \\
[[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:other:shipdriver|]] \\
[[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:other:twocan_pi|]] \\
[[:opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:other:odometer|]]

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==== Plugin Authors Credit ====

The diversity and range of the OpenCPN Plugins is quite remarkable. Users should appreciate the time these authors spent to create this resource. Plugins have been developed for some time now. There is a very healthy collaboration, so that at times it is truly impossible to determine "whose" plugin it is, and since this is one of the major strengths of Open Source we will not attribute. However it should be noted that there are a number of authors who are quite prolific. As the authors come to mind they will be noted below. If you are one of the authors and your name does not appear, please advise.

==== Programmers ====

Sean Depagnier, Dave Register, Jean Pierre Pitzef, Dave Cowell, Dirk Smits, Jon Gough, Mike Rossiter, Salty Paws, Transmitter Dan, Peter Tulp, Konni, Hakan, Wally Schulpen, Kees Verruijt, Douwe Fokkema, Dave Deller and there are more.

==== Testers ====

Many thanks to those who spent many hours helping the authors of these plugins test and debug.

